1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 4
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Michael P. Meotti (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Carl A. Zinsser (R) by 2.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael P. MeottiDemocrat · winner
51.1%17,776
Carl A. ZinsserRepublican · incumbent
48.9%16,998
34,774 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET